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J. F.' WINCHELL.

BLOWER.

No. 314,901. Patented Mar, 31, 18135.

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' ATTONYS WITNESSES ihsirnn .STATES PATENT Ori-ica JAMES F. VINCHELL,SPRINGFIELD, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE FOOS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF SAMEFLACE.

B LOWER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 314,901, dated Mlaroh31, 188,5.

Application tiled January 17, 1885.

i citizen ofthe United States, residing atSpringfield, in the county ofClark and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Blowers; and I do declare the following to be afull,clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings,and to letters orfigures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

Figure l of the drawings is a representation of a side Aview of theinvention. Fig. 2 is a bottom view. Fig. 3 is a sectional detail view.

This invention has relation to blowers or blast-fans; and it consists inthe construction and novel arrangement of devices, as hereinafter setforth, and pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings, theletter A designates the blower-case,and B the fanshaft. C is the spout of the case.

The object of the invention is to provide means whereby the blower maybe secured to horizontal or vertical supports in low or high positionwithout changing the direction ofthe blower-spout, and at the same timeto provide means for changing the position of the blower and its spoutif necessary, whether the blower be fastened to a vertical or horizontalsupport or in high or low position.

In the drawings the blower is represented as having its spout directedhorizontally, and the case is provided with the feet D D, which areperforated for the passage of the screws whereby it is fastened to thefloor or other horizontal bearing when the spout is in the directionshown. If it is required to fasten the blowerin a higher position, itsspout still projecting horizontally-as, for instance, to a post or othervertical bearing-the fastening screws are passed through theperforations in the feet E E, the bases or bearing-surfaces of which areat right angles to the bases of the feet D D; and if the blower is to besecured to a horizontal support and at the same time (No model.)

to have its spout directed upward the fastening is made by the passageof screws through the feet E E; or the blower may he fastened to aceiling beam or rafter by the feet E E, the spoutbeing directeddownward. To fasten the blower to a vertical support with its spoutdirected upward or downward7 the feetD D are employed.

In order to provide for oiling the fan-shaft in any of the differentpositions ofthe blower, I have devised the following means: Through theshaft-bearing F of the case four perforations or oil-holes,g,extendthrough totheshaft. The outer portion of each oil-hole iscountersunk, as at h.

lK represents the oil-cup, having an elongatedbearing. L, whichsurrounds the shaftbearing F. Through the lower portion of this bearingL extends a set-screw, m, which bears against a small plate, p, whichbears upon the bearing F under the lower oil-hole, as shown. Thedischarge-opening of the oil-cup (shown at n) extends through adownwardlyprojecting lug,o, which is of proper size to fit into thecountersunk or enlarged portion lzv of the upper oil;hole, therebyforming a close joint around the oil-passage, so that the oil will notbe wasted. When the blower is changed in position according to theadjustnient required, some one of the four oil-holes will be uppermost,as these oi1-holes correspond in angular position to the feet D D and EE. The bearing L is then adjusted, bringing its projection o intoengagement with the uppermost oil-hole. The set-screw m is then turnedup against theplate p, andthe bearing L is thereby firmly fastened andholds'theoilcup securely in position. Before the oil-cup is placed inposition those oil-holes which are not to be used are plugged with softwood or other plugs, which can be readily removed when anotheradjustment is required.

Having described this invention, what I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, 1s

l. A blowencase having perforated feet or bearings D and at right anglesthereto perforated i'eet or bearings E, whereby the blower may beadjusted in high or low position to a Vertical or horizontal supportWithout or with a change of direction of the blowenspout, substantiallyas specied.

2. An adjustable blower-ease having four 5 oil-holes in theshaft-bearing at right angles vto each other, substantially asspecified.

3. An adjustable blower-ease having four oil-holes in the shaft-bearing7an adjustable oil-cup having a bearing extending around 1o theshaft-bearingra perforated projection entering the upper oil-ho1e, and aset-screw adapted to secure the oil-cup and its bearing firmly inposition, substantially as specified.

4. The combination, with an adjustable blowercase,of an adjustableoil-cup, substan- 15 tially as specied.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES F. VVINGHELL.

Witnesses:

PHILIP C. MAsI, C. A. NELE.

